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Cambridge archives digitise protest against women students
Original: Cambridge University anti-women students 'confetti and rockets' digitised
Archives from Cambridge University documenting a violent protest against women being admitted as students have been digitised. The materials relate to a demonstration by opponents of female degrees, during which items including confetti and rockets were gathered. The digitisation offers a public record of the hostility women faced at the university, drawing renewed attention to its history of excluding women from education.
Why now: The digitisation of archival material on a violent anti-women protest highlights Cambridge's history of excluding women from degrees.
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Evidence
- Cambridge University anti-women students 'confetti and rockets' digitised · BBC News
The materials were gathering during a violent protest by those opposed to women getting degrees.
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